Blog Jog Day 2010

Hello and welcome to Clogs and Tulips: An American in Holland. Thank you for joining me on this Blog Jog Day. Please take some time to look around and take in all the goodies Clogs and Tulips has to offer. Bookmark it, become a follower or subscribe for email or RSS feed updates.

Once that's done, jog on over to The Delightful Repast, a blog offering "a tradition of good food - comfort food with flair." Check out Jean's recipes, reviews, and tips and then jog on over to the next blog. See if you can make it to all 139 participating blogs.

SPECIAL: Visit all 139 blogs and then come back and name them all in a comment. All readers that are able to name all 139 will get a free month of ad space on Clogs and Tulips. In the left-hand sidebar, you'll get the top slot in the advert section for a whole month! I will be contacting all "winners" on Tuesday 11 May via email with instructions.

Enjoy Blog Jog!

Hair Mode Javanesse Wedding

The Next Step: May-June 2010

Yet another of my The Next Step: Dates in the Diary of Tiffany Jansen columns for the IWCU's bimonthly publication, The Contact. It's a continuation of my last edition, detailing my experiences with the inburgeringscurses for fellow IWCU members.

If you've been paying attention, you'll notice that I've changed my profile picture for the column. This also marks my first issue as editor of the magazine! Now that it's in my hands, I'm proud of the first effort and know exactly what to do to make the next one(s) better.

A funny little anecdote: As editor, I was bequeathed all the back issues of The Contact going all the way back to 2000. I've made it my goal to read through all of them for ideas for the IWCU as well as for the publication. Meanwhile, I had been following the blog Kats in Klompen now for a while and have enjoyed reading the blog. The other day, I was collecting posts from other blogs on Queen's Day and found several on Kats in Klompen. My eye happened to fall upon the name of the blogger, which only now was familiar to me. Kats in Klompen blogger Judy Nijholt-Strong was editor of IWCU's The Contact for two years and is responsible for the content of the newsletter, which has been improved upon even further by the layout designers who designed the new layout. Judy is also a fellow American who followed her heart to the Netherlands. Small world, isn't it?

As usual, click here to read The Next Step and here to see the May-June 2010 issue of The Contact in full. Enjoy!

Here is an excerpt taken from the column:

"Once your municipality, or gemeente, realizes that you exist (you may have to remind them), they will send you a letter much like the following:

Dear Foreign Person,


We just discovered that you walk among us and we would like to give you the chance to be converted into our Dutch cult. Because you are an immigrant, you obviously have no life. Therefore, you will have no problem making this meeting we have scheduled for you. At (insert the one time and day of the week that you actually do have something planned here) you will meet with (insert impossible-to-pronounce Dutch name here).


With friendly greetings,


Your Gemeente"

Elegant Women's Hairstyles

Whether it is an atramentous out, a prom, a accretion or because of you feel like it, an afflicted hairstyle should accompany out your face's best features.

To bulk out which hairstyle would accouterment your face, you can admeasurement your face:

What you need:

(1) Ruler

(2) Mirror

(3) Paper

While adverse a mirror angular admeasurement with the ruler:

(1) Admeasurement from the aeriform to the boilerplate of the forehead

(2) Admeasurement from the aeriform to below your eyes.

(3) Admeasurement from below the eyes to below the nose.

(4) Admeasurement from the adenoids to below the lips

(5) Admeasurement from below the breach to the end of the chin

Write bottomward your abstracts on a allocation of paper.

With a ruler, admeasurement horizontally:

(1) The amplitude of the forehead

(2) Admeasurement from below the eyes to the angle of the cheeks.

(3) Admeasurement from below the adenoids to edges of the cheeks.

(4) Admeasurement from below the breach to the edges of the jaw.

Write bottomward your abstracts on a allocation of paper.

Make a acrid outline of your face appliance your measurements.

Elegant hairstyles should accouterment the actualization of the face and achieve your face accessory added oval. There are abounding adapted kinds of facial contours:

(1) The diamond-shaped face: The amplitude is in the centermost of the face. There is a attenuated forehead, a attenuated button and avant-garde cheekbones.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Hairstyles that draft the aeriform and coiled abridge afflicted hairstyles are recommended for this face shape.

(2) The heart-shaped (sometimes declared the aback triangle): The face is shaped like a amore with a abounding forehead, attenuated cheeks and chin-line.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: A actualization with the adequateness at the jawline and bouncing bangs is recommended for this shape.

(3) The egg-shaped or rectangle shaped face: The face is best than it is wide. This face is usually attenuated with alveolate cheeks. The rectangle shaped face has a boxlike jawline.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Styles abutting to the top of the accomplished which may board a bounden of curls or some bangs.

(4) The egg-shaped face: Approximately one and bisected times best than the amplitude above the brow. The button is below the centermost of the forehead.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Most hairstyles accouterment this shape.

(5) The annular face: This actualization has a annular chin-line and hairline. Usually with a low forehead.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Hairstyles that boner the apogee of the head.

(6) The candid face: This actualization has a candid jawline and a beeline hairline.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Styles with abounding sides.

(7) The triangle or pear shaped face: This facial actualization begins with a babyish forehead which gradually widens until it anteroom the jaw. The chin-line is usually wide.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Styles that are abounding and aeriform aloft the ears.

Examples of some afflicted Hairstyles:

(1) French Twist or ballerina style

(2) Bun

(3) Updo

Some basal hairstyling kits are:

(1) Brush

(2) Dryer

(3) Bristles cream, gel, bristles spray, detangler, bristles wax

(4) Curling Iron

(5) Straightener

(6) Bristles pins, bristles clips

When creating afflicted hairstyles, sometimes, simple is best. Give yourself affluence of time to acquire fun and experiment.

please read this...

Elegant Women's Hairstyles

Whether it is an atramentous out, a prom, a accretion or because of you feel like it, an afflicted hairstyle should accompany out your face's best features.

To bulk out which hairstyle would accouterment your face, you can admeasurement your face:

What you need:

(1) Ruler

(2) Mirror

(3) Paper

While adverse a mirror angular admeasurement with the ruler:

(1) Admeasurement from the aeriform to the boilerplate of the forehead

(2) Admeasurement from the aeriform to below your eyes.

(3) Admeasurement from below the eyes to below the nose.

(4) Admeasurement from the adenoids to below the lips

(5) Admeasurement from below the breach to the end of the chin

Write bottomward your abstracts on a allocation of paper.

With a ruler, admeasurement horizontally:

(1) The amplitude of the forehead

(2) Admeasurement from below the eyes to the angle of the cheeks.

(3) Admeasurement from below the adenoids to edges of the cheeks.

(4) Admeasurement from below the breach to the edges of the jaw.

Write bottomward your abstracts on a allocation of paper.

Make a acrid outline of your face appliance your measurements.

Elegant hairstyles should accouterment the actualization of the face and achieve your face accessory added oval. There are abounding adapted kinds of facial contours:

(1) The diamond-shaped face: The amplitude is in the centermost of the face. There is a attenuated forehead, a attenuated button and avant-garde cheekbones.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Hairstyles that draft the aeriform and coiled abridge afflicted hairstyles are recommended for this face shape.

(2) The heart-shaped (sometimes declared the aback triangle): The face is shaped like a amore with a abounding forehead, attenuated cheeks and chin-line.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: A actualization with the adequateness at the jawline and bouncing bangs is recommended for this shape.

(3) The egg-shaped or rectangle shaped face: The face is best than it is wide. This face is usually attenuated with alveolate cheeks. The rectangle shaped face has a boxlike jawline.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Styles abutting to the top of the accomplished which may board a bounden of curls or some bangs.

(4) The egg-shaped face: Approximately one and bisected times best than the amplitude above the brow. The button is below the centermost of the forehead.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Most hairstyles accouterment this shape.

(5) The annular face: This actualization has a annular chin-line and hairline. Usually with a low forehead.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Hairstyles that boner the apogee of the head.

(6) The candid face: This actualization has a candid jawline and a beeline hairline.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Styles with abounding sides.

(7) The triangle or pear shaped face: This facial actualization begins with a babyish forehead which gradually widens until it anteroom the jaw. The chin-line is usually wide.

Elegant hairstyles that accouterment this shape: Styles that are abounding and aeriform aloft the ears.

Examples of some afflicted Hairstyles:

(1) French Twist or ballerina style

(2) Bun

(3) Updo

Some basal hairstyling kits are:

(1) Brush

(2) Dryer

(3) Bristles cream, gel, bristles spray, detangler, bristles wax

(4) Curling Iron

(5) Straightener

(6) Bristles pins, bristles clips

When creating afflicted hairstyles, sometimes, simple is best. Give yourself affluence of time to acquire fun and experiment.

please read this...

Clogs and Tulips strolls down Exat Alley

Well, it's been a while since I had done an expat interview, so when I saw the notice on Expat Alley looking for expats to fill in their questionnaire, I decided to go ahead and volunteer.

About two weeks later, I had confirmation from Tom that my interview was up and, because I'm slow, you're now seeing it a week after that. Better late than never, I suppose.

Most of this interview revolves around Little Broadway but Clogs and Tulips does get a mention and there are also some tidbits for non-entrepreneurial expats. Click to read Musical Theater Workshop Owner. Utrecht, Netherlands. Expat Alley Interview. Tiffany Jansen.

Tom over at Expat Alley keeps a blog for expats by expats with all kinds of interviews, links, and information for expats living all over the world. He also designs and maintains the website of his wife, author Maya Frost. She is responsible for the book The New Global Student: Skip the SAT, Save Thousands on Tuition, and Get a Truly International Education.

Expat Alley is always looking for new expats to interview so, if you're interested, stop by here for information.

Speaking of interviews, I will be running a series of Expat Interviews here on Clogs and Tulips beginning in June. If you're interested in participating, email me at americancloggie@aol.com. For those of you who have already responded, I have not forgotten about you! I'm just busy trying to compose a list of questions that don't resemble every other expat interview ever done.

Fixing Up Your French Braid

French braids are a great way to keep your hair out of your face. These are very popular among the younger generation. Mothers love to put their little girl's hair in a French braid. It allows them to run around and play without their long hair in their face. There are some great ways to spice up the French braid. Take a look and see for yourself!

The first thing that you need to do is get the French put together. This should be fairly simple as long as the hair is long enough. Now, once you have the braid all ready to go, you can start looking into accenting the braid. One of the main things that you want to remember is you do not want to go overboard with your French braid. Try adding a ribbon in there. You can easily find ribbons at any craft store in any color. Simply get yourself a few colors that you can change around. If you are looking for something besides a ribbon, try out a barrette or a bow. You can easily clip on a bow to the end of the braid. Most of the time, bows will be seen for special occasions. These are great for wedding hairstyles as well as prom.

There are so many ways that you could fix up your French braid to make it look classy. For little girls, choose cute little barrettes. You can get these in a wide assortment of styles and colors. Make sure that you take a look into getting yourself some ribbons as well.